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Captain Woolf Barnato with his Bentley
Captain Woolf Barnato with his Speed Six Bentley fitted with a racing body. Woolf Barnato had just beaten the Blue Train from Monte Carlo to Calais in this (or similar) car

Sharing Rations - The Troopers Christmas-Box
A British trooper shares his Christmas rations with his horse on the Western Front during WWI. 1916

QUEEN MARY
Cunard White Star liner - at the time, both the largest and the fastest ship of her kind in the world, with accommodation for 5000 passengers. Date: launched 26 Sept. 1934

Freddie Mercury and Queen recording music video, London
Freddie Mercury and Queen recording a video for Friends Will Be Friends, London Date: 1986

The Convalescent, 1888. Creator: Schjerfbeck, Helene (1862-1946)
The Convalescent, 1888. Found in the Collection of Ateneum, Helsinki

University of Oxford. College of the University and Queens College. Illustration in Vues d Optique (Perspective Views). Images to be seen through a zograscope

Folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the Catalan Parlia
Alfonso IV of Aragon called the kind (1299-1336). King of Aragon and count of Barcelona as Alfonso III, from 1327 to his death. Son of James II and Blanche of Anjou

18th C French Kitchen
Several cooks work in a French kitchen to prepare and bake pies and pastry, a hare and a bird pie of some kind, perhaps pigeon

Supermarine stranraer
One of the last of the stately biplane flying boats, the Stranraer is the first of its kind with an enclosed cockpit : it will be obsolete by WW2

Gurneys Steam Carriage
Goldsworthy Gurneys steam carriage is one of the most successful of its kind and 15 are built : tested by the War Office one averages 15 mph on the round trip London to Bath

Macmillan Bicycle
Macmillans lever-driven bicycle is the first to be fitted with a drive mechanism of any kind

Yellow-headed Picathartes / White necked rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) Kambui Hills, Sierra Leone, Vulnerable species. Photograph taken on location for BBC Africa series, September 2010

Mrs Phillips of Goonere, Scorrier, Gwennap, Cornwall. October 1907
Portrait of an elderly lady, Mrs Phillips. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

Japanese Horse
A horse tied to a tree - an embroidered fukusa, a kind of mixed media production in which some parts (such as the horses body) are embroidered, other parts painted

Talbot Heraldic Dog
The TALBOT, a symbolical heraldical mythical kind of hunting dog

Various tomato varieties

The Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, Chiesa Nuova, is a baroque church in Rome from the late 16th century
16th c. 17th-century, attraction, attractions, baroque, baroque church, baroque churches, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, central italy, chiesa, church building, churches

Bugleweed -Ajuga reptans Atropurpurea-

Doing Laundry 1940S
A housewife uses a kind of dolly leg with a rubber plunger on the end of it to wash her clothes in a metal tub. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White makes herself useful in the home of the Seven Dwarfs

Maria Letizia Bonaparte
MARIA LETIZIA RAMOLINO BONAPARTE Mother of Napoleon I and his brothers and sisters, most of them royals of some kind, if only temporarily. Date: 1750 - 1836

Portrait of John Wesley (1703-1791) 1788 (oil on canvas)
XCF267450 Portrait of John Wesley (1703-1791) 1788 (oil on canvas) by Hamilton, William (1751-1801); 128x101.9 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London

Royal Exchange 1940S
The third building of its kind erected on the same site, the Royal Exchange (1842-44), was built by Sir William Tite at the junction of Cornhill and Threadneedle Street. Date: late 1940s

England / Wells
The Vicars Close, adjacent to the famous Wells Cathedral, Somerset, was originally built to house the clergy. Claims to be the oldest complete street of its kind in Europe

An Old Man and a Boy, 1480s (oil on panel)
XIR60964 An Old Man and a Boy, 1480s (oil on panel) by Ghirlandaio, Domenico (Domenico Bigordi) (1449-94); 62.7x46.3 cm; Louvre, Paris

Various types of Tomatoes -Solanum lycopersicum- on a tray, Lower Saxony, Germany

Dryden / Bugatti / 27
Three types of Bugatti are shown with the kind of person the artist thinks would be likely to buy this sort of car

New Year, Imperial China
IMPERIAL CHINA At the Chinese new year, the emperor plows a furrow, symbolising the activities which, if nature is kind, will lead to abundant harvests

Oxford Street Congestion
Buses and cabs fill Oxford Street, London, as far as the eye can see : only one of the buses is an open-top kind

Bloomers in Hyde Park
A view of things to come - women wearing the trousers. All of female kind take to wearing bloomers. A kilted scotsman chats to a newly emancipated lady

Ferret (Bewick)
Mustela furo. A kind of polecat, used by hunters to drive rabbits from their burrows

Black Cocker Spaniel puppy standing, against white background

Dog in Suit
Bilge Paksoylu

Johan Groning, (c1740s). Creator: Lorens Pasch the Elder
Johan Groning, (c1740s)

Donna Maria de Carraria, (c1550s). Creator: Giovanni Battista Moroni
Donna Maria de Carraria, (c1550s)

A Merchant Who Sold Beautiful Merchandise. Old Believer, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Merchant Who Sold Beautiful Merchandise. Old Believer, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across

Dog in Suit
Bilge Paksoylu

Dog in Suit
Bilge Paksoylu

Commedia dell arte Characters
Four Characters from Commedia dell arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th18th centuries, based on stock characters

South Island Giant Moa (Dinornis robustus) Right Leg, Castle Hill Station, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
This extinct, flightless bird lived in New Zealand. The largest of the species reached 3.6 meters and its only predator was the Hst eagle, until the first Polynesian settlers arrived in the 1200s

Skewbald and chestnut Icelandic horses in the snow, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland, March

RF- Head portrait of a European grey wolf (Canis lupus), with a second in the background, captive, Norway, February

Head of the Virgin - Virgin and Child with St. Anne and Infant St. John, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Head of the Virgin - Virgin and Child with St. Anne and Infant St. John, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Dog in Suit
Bilge Paksoylu

Then said Boaz to Ruth, go not to glean in another field, 1840. Creator: Henry Bryan Hall I
Then said Boaz to Ruth, go not to glean in another field, 1840. Biblical scene, from Ruth 2: 8: Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter

He bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, c1830s. Creator: GH Adcock
He bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, c1830s. Biblical scene, from Luke 10: 34: And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast

Newts (Pleurodelinae) On The Surface Of Turquoise Water; Tarifa, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) buck in velvet standing by flowering tree, Pantanal, Brazil

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"Kindness Transcends Time and Boundaries: From Captain Woolf Barnato's Bentley to Freddie Mercury's Music Video" In a world filled with extraordinary individuals and remarkable moments, one common thread unites them all - kindness, and is an intangible force that knows no limits, spanning across generations and cultures. Take Captain Woolf Barnato, the legendary British racing driver who epitomized generosity through his actions. As he sat behind the wheel of his luxurious Bentley, he not only reveled in its power but also used it as a means to spread goodwill among those less fortunate. Similarly, during times of war and hardship, such as "The Troopers Christmas-Box, " sharing rations became an act of compassion that brought solace to weary soldiers. Even Queen Mary herself recognized the importance of empathy by lending her support to various charitable causes throughout her reign. Artistic expressions have also served as conduits for kindness. Helene Schjerfbeck's poignant painting "The Convalescent" captures the tender care bestowed upon a recovering patient—a reminder that even in vulnerability lies an opportunity for compassion. Education too has played its part in nurturing kind souls; at the University of Oxford's College of the University, students are instilled with values that extend beyond academic excellence—empathy being chief among them. Delving into history reveals further instances where acts of benevolence prevailed against adversity. The Folio from Codex Usages depicting the Catalan Parliament showcases how unity can arise from understanding and respect for diverse perspectives. Even within everyday life settings like an 18th-century French kitchen or aboard Gurneys Steam Carriage—an early invention promoting sustainable transportation—the spirit of kindness thrived through collaboration and consideration for others' needs. And let us not forget modern icons like Freddie Mercury whose music video recordings exemplified inclusivity and acceptance—proof that art can be a powerful catalyst for positive change. Finally, a glimpse into the life of Mrs.